Mid-auction analysis - OMGs!, LOLs!, WTFs!, whatev....

[brude]

What pasta?

                    Thank you again, Esquire! 

[Louie D.]

What pasta?

                    Thank you again, Esquire! 

What, did she leave her tits at home?

[archie leach]

Great, now I'm hungry...

[wonka]

Assumptions are made constantly by us collectors (I make them too, for lack of real knowledge), and they don't mean shit.  Whether Gangs is Canadian, US, wilding, fake... all blah blah since no one knows for sure.  If you like the posters, buy them for that reason, not because of what they could or could not be, because you don't know.
T

Very well said, Thierry, and a message that can be forgotten sometimes. Important info to be reminded of, especially to newer folks in the hobby.

[wonka]

Are you certain on that timeline?  That it was '99 and not '04ish...  

This is the first time that I've heard of Suncoast reprinting wilding posters.  I am more than a little surprised in that the Fight Club wilding teasers just weren't around in any kind of quantity before the second wave hit...

Yes, this was in 1999. I remember it vividly, it was my Junior/Senior year at Purdue. Just one of those random memories I remember, but at that time my roommate and I were really into the film, and we were at Suncoast with my girlfriend at that time and my roommate was literally going to buy one of each and put them all on a single wall. He was really wanting one to have the slogan "You are NOT your Fucking Khakis" and was dismayed that that particular slogan didn't make the cut, haha. But food and beer money beat out a bunch of Fight Club soap posters, and at the time, rightfully so.

Another reason I pull from the past in this regard in terms of clarity is because I see my roommate once a year in Indianapolis for the Big Ten tournament. This past March, he brought up how he still loves the film (which brought up a Fincher discussion/debate) but regrets never buying those posters. Being the poster nerd that I am, I told him I would try to track down a set for him. This is the first set I have seen since, and have already sent the auction links to him. Doubt he even bids, his wife has him on a short lea$h.

I digress, apologies for the random and extra info, but I am certain in seeing those images at Suncoast 11 years ago.

[archie leach]

Whether Gangs is Canadian, US, wilding, fake... all blah blah since no one knows for sure.  

T

Well, the one thing we do know is that they are Canadian - the Alliance logo tells us that...

[Zorba]

Cameron Diaz is not perfect, but she is very attractive IMHO. 

Like with posters, to each his own.

Kate on the other hand...mmmmmmmmm....Kate she is yummy.

[wonka]

Cameron Diaz looks like thirty miles of bad road.

[CSM]

But only one Kate Beckinsale...

                                         Thank you, Esquire! 

 

[CSM]

Kate is a goddess, Cameron is a troll (the goat eating kind)

[ATLfun]

  A little more Kate never hurt.....

[brude]

Nice gif, man....

                                             

[archie leach]

Can we just make a hot chick gif thread?

Unless you want to start auctioning off some of these, which I am not all that against...

[CSM]

  A little more Kate never hurt.....

NEVER!

[eatbrie]

  A little more Kate never hurt.....

This is AWESOME!  A thing of beauty.

Thank you!

T

[ddilts399]

Well, F... ; the Gangs are now pulled.

[Bruce]

Sorry, Dale. The consignor contacted us, claiming they were "sent in error" along with a bunch of other posters, and begged me to end the auctions, and return them to him.

I normally NEVER do this (as those who watch our auctions know) but I tend to believe him, and I told him I will do it this one time, but to never send anything else thinking we might end it early.

And of course we never end an auction because someone makes a very high offer, as so many auctions do.

Anyway, many of the experts here seem to think there are tons of these out there, so maybe some of them can find a set for you.

Bruce

[holiday]

I sympathize with your situation Bruce, but there's no doubt that whoever consigned them got wind that something was up with them, maybe even from this thread. This part of the problem with having a thread like this that alerts both buyers and sellers of things that are counterproductive to effective auction sales, depending on whether you are a buyer or seller. Oh well, less money spent, and that's a good thing.

Sorry, Dale. The consignor contacted us, claiming they were "sent in error" along with a bunch of other posters, and begged me to end the auctions, and return them to him.

I normally NEVER do this (as those who watch our auctions know) but I tend to believe him, and I told him I will do it this one time, but to never send anything else thinking we might end it early.

And of course we never end an auction because someone makes a very high offer, as so many auctions do.

Anyway, many of the experts here seem to think there are tons of these out there, so maybe some of them can find a set for you.

Bruce

[Dread_Pirate_Mel]

No need to fret. Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise is still available!  Hasselhoff rules!

[ATLfun]

I sympathize with your situation Bruce, but there's no doubt that whoever consigned them got wind that something was up with them, maybe even from this thread. This part of the problem with having a thread like this that alerts both buyers and sellers of things that are counterproductive to effective auction sales, depending on whether you are a buyer or seller. Oh well, less money spent, and that's a good thing.

  That was my thought that the seller decided he had let a real "winner" go and wanted them back.  I am sure that it will be privately sold and never see the light of day again.  The poster has never been auctioned before by emovie nor Heritage which combined is like 750,000 searchable auction results.  Private sale no commission could have saved that guy a lot of money.

  What do you guys think the high value would have been?  Dale you were high bidder. Holiday how much did it save you?
500 each, 800 each, more?


  Brian

[marklawd]

It seems that someone other than me may have believed "Mr Alliance Atlantis" when he said there were less than 20 sets in existence.

Mark

[Zorba]

It seems that someone other than me may have believed "Mr Alliance Atlantis" when he said there were less than 20 sets in existence.

Mark

One can never really be 100% sure of this sellers motives but it sure does look that way.

[ATLfun]

  So exactly what is the point of a mid-auction analysis? Only Bruce knows for sure, but Mark appears to be the source of the attributed "20 set" description in the auction.  Dale and Holiday were all over this auction, and probably knew what it was without being told.  Now neither has a chance to purchase it.

  How does a mid-auction analysis really help anyone but the Seller?

  Brian

  PS.  Not withstanding the excellent Kate Beckinsale posts  
 

[Dread_Pirate_Mel]

 So exactly what is the point of a mid-auction analysis? Only Bruce knows for sure, but Mark appears to be the source of the attributed "20 set" description in the auction.  Dale and Holiday were all over this auction, and probably knew what it was without being told.  Now neither has a chance to purchase it.

Probably best if Mark had never disclosed that info publicly but it's water under the bridge.

BTW the Mad Max UK one sheet is now at $500, the highest price ever at a consignment auction for a Mad Max poster:

[holiday]

I don't begrudge this thread at all.  A lot of learning was done and that's the point.  There's so many damned posters out there that  missing the op to buy this set really is like giving a tic tac to a whale -  it really doesn't mean anything.